Chapter 27: Chapter 26 Draw You

    To tell the truth, Ye Zi agreed to model not just because she was short on cash.

    Another reason was her misunderstanding of Cheng Zhu, thinking he was a tall, rich, and handsome guy.

    "Which ordinary family''s kid would spend twelve thousand to buy test scores, or start an e-commerce business after high school, playing boss on their own?" That''s what Ye Zi thought anyway.

    That night at the bar, she noticed Shen Minglang getting all excited, shouting about how awesome Cheng Zhu was for winning over seventy thousand in one evening, even hitting the nail on the head with a score of zero.

    But this young man seemed pretty calm about it, showing little excitement as if it was just a small event.

    Moreover, after flirting so much for days, if Ye Zi''s heart was completely still without being stirred, that would be really strange.

    Ye Zi came today with the mindset of taking one step at a time, and if the atmosphere really heated up, she''d go with the flow.

    "It''s not a no, when I think about it, I actually made a gain," she thought on her way over.

    But who would have thought that there weren''t any sparks at all.

    Especially in this kind of product!

    Logically speaking, wearing QQ attire should be more enchanting than the emperor''s new clothes.

    "Could he really be a couple with Little President Jiang?"

    Ye Zi, quite confident in her figure, never wasted time overthinking and started to doubt others instead.

    And Ye Zi really took in Cheng Zhu''s words earlier.

    "He said he''s really into the ''M'' persona?" Ye Zi believed it.

    Men usually wouldn''t joke about their own preferences.

    The photo shoot continued methodically, and now they were on the last set.

    Not to mention, this product was pretty traditional Chinese.

    Ye Zi even professionally changed her hairstyle, coiling her long hair up to match the Chinese-style clothing better.

    With the experience from earlier shoots, the two of them understood each other better, and she grasped what Cheng Zhu wanted, so the last set of seller''s show was done especially quickly.

    "Finally finished," Cheng Zhu and Ye Zi sat on the sofa together and simultaneously let out a breath of relief.

    It had been a four-hour shoot.

    Ye Zi, wearing the Chinese-style attire and with her hair coiled up, had a unique charm to her—one word—lustrous!

    "That''s a wrap, four hours and six minutes in total, shall we just forget about those six minutes?" Cheng Zhu said.

    "As you wish," Ye Zi surprisingly agreed easily.

    She looked at Cheng Zhu, showing a slightly flirtatious smile, but the words from her mouth completely mismatched her expression, "Actually, I was quite nervous on my way here today."

    "Nervous about what? Afraid I''d eat you up?" The young man with a natural arch in his brows deliberately snorted and said, "Please, don''t overestimate your charm. You can''t handle me."

    After speaking, he picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, took one out, and put it in his mouth.

    But a full minute passed, and the door didn''t open.

    She actually felt a little disappointed.

    Standing in front of the huge mirror at the washbasin, Ye Zi scrutinized her own body curves in the mirror, for the first time in her life feeling a bit insecure.

    "Has my waist gotten thicker recently?"

    "Surely my skin isn''t as good as a high school student''s."

    "Lacking exercise lately, my butt doesn''t seem as perky as before."

    Cheng Zhu''s consistent indifference and her failing to provoke him made her feel less confident, and she suddenly felt like everything about herself was lacking.

    Cheng Zhu''s continued cold shoulder, for someone like her with her own ''attributes'', felt like being lashed with an invisible whip—

    —a lash that whipped the soul.

    ...

    ...

    The seller''s show shoot was all finished, and it was now past six in the evening.

    Cheng Zhu really left the hotel card with Ye Zi and didn''t take away the samples, indicating that she could deal with them herself.

    You know, the original scent of these model''s clothes would sell for a high price on second-hand platforms...

    "There''s a KFC nearby, wanna eat?" the famished Cheng Zhu asked Ye Zi.

    "I''m dieting, don''t eat dinner, but there''s still time. If you''re eating, I can keep you company," offered Ye Zi proactively.

    Cheng Zhu looked at her smiling face. Although it wasn''t as cute as Lin Lu''s, with adorable dimples when she smiled, it had a charm of its own.

    "Then let''s go," Cheng Zhu walked straight ahead and ordered a spicy burger meal.

    He was really hungry and wolfed down his food.

    While eating, he said to Ye Zi, "I''ll photo edit them quickly and then send them to you to look at."

    "Hmm," Ye Zi nodded slightly.

    "Also, I want to schedule another time with you. In ten days, I''ll need you for another shoot, so you''ll need to clear your schedule for me." Cheng Zhu didn''t ask if she was available or willing.

    Upon hearing this, Ye Zi suddenly looked up, her eyes sparkling as she agreed cheerfully, "Sure."

    Despite the exhausting shoot today, halfway through which she thought about never taking on such work again,

    for some reason, she was now looking forward to the second shoot and even planned to engage in more shaping exercises soon.

    Cheng Zhu stuffed fries into his mouth and said, "Don''t overdo the diet, you''ve got to maintain that great figure for me! Today''s show was perfect."

    Ye Zi had heard countless times in her life how great her figure was and should have been tired of hearing it.

    But at this moment, her heart inexplicably blossomed with delight.